New San Diego 'Navy mayor' takes over as prior leader heads to Hawaii base facing spill crisis

San Diego has its second new “Navy mayor” in less than a year as the service’s installation command shuffles its leaders amid an environmental crisis in Hawaii.
Rear Adm. Brad Rosen took charge of San Diego-based Navy Region Southwest Monday at a ceremony at Naval Air Station North Island, the Navy announced in a news release. Rosen, a freshly-minted one-star admiral, most recently served as chief of staff, Navy Installations Command, in Washington, D.C.

Navy Region Southwest serves 10 Navy bases across six states and includes 76,000 active-duty sailors, the Navy said.